Decision Workspace
zedbar vs zbar-pack vs qrcodegen
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
55
zedbar
experimentalv0.4.1
Pure Rust barcode and QR code scanning library supporting multiple formats
61
zbar-pack
experimentalv0.1.5
Safe Rust bindings for ZBar barcode scanner with vendored static linking
57
qrcodegen
growingv1.8.0
High-quality QR Code generator library
Core Metrics
| zedbar | zbar-pack | qrcodegen | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 55 | 61 | 57 |
| Total Downloads | 11.6K | 476 | 6.9M |
| 30d Downloads | 4.7K | 0 | 589.9K |
| Dependents | 3 | 8 | 641 |
| Releases | 12 | 4 | 8 |
| Last Updated | 14d ago | 187d ago | 1500d ago |
| Age | 6m | 6m | 8y 8m |
Health Breakdown
zedbar
Maintenance
18
Quality
14
Community
8
Popularity
5
Documentation
10
zbar-pack
Maintenance
16
Quality
18
Community
9
Popularity
3
Documentation
15
qrcodegen
Maintenance
6
Quality
21
Community
14
Popularity
8
Documentation
8
Technical Details
| zedbar | zbar-pack | qrcodegen | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.4.1 | 0.1.5 | 1.8.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✓ Yes |
| License | LGPL-3.0-or-later | LGPL-2.1-or-later | MIT |
| Dependencies | 20 | 2 | 0 |
| Crate Size | 154KB | 17KB | 15KB |
| Features | 15 | 15 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2024 | 2021 | — |
| MSRV | — | 1.70 | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •zbar-pack leads with a health score of 61/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •qrcodegen has the most downloads (6.9M), suggesting wider adoption.
- •qrcodegen is depended on by 641 crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ qrcodegen has not been updated in over a year.
- •zedbar, zbar-pack are pre-1.0 — API may change.